The Rusted Robot Podcast

Founded in 2014, The Rusted Robot Podcast is a current events style show, where we discuss the latest in pop culture entertainment. We are your weekly dose of geek-style pop culture news, with a focus on comics, trailers, casting news, science breakthroughs and anything robot related.

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The Rusted Robot Join us in the valley of Vanderloo as we explore the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, gaming, toys, and more! For the love of Geekery!

From Captain Marvel reactions to robots, turtles and trailers, we have all your geeky pop culture news this week!
Captain Marvel - Josh and Kitty have watched the film and we have their reactions in a non spoiler review. Find out what they think of this movie.
Love Death and Robots - it's everything we enjoy. It's the new animated NSFW series of shorts from Netflix. It's an amazing show, but don't watch it with kids.
Cigars, pipes and tobacco - this week's podcast promo leads us down a short rabbit hole discussing smoking which is unusual for us.
Transformers - they are more than meets the eye and there are more sequels in the works from Hasbro and Paramount.
Alien - the Alien film franchise is having its 40th anniversary this year. As such, they are releasing 6 short films to celebrate. We have the details right here this week.
Batman - fans are demanding a Michael Keaton film in the Tim Burton movie universe, but directed by Ben Affleck. Will this be a Batman Beyond type film? Will it even happen?
Guardians of the Galaxy - Disney has re-hired James Gunn to write and direct the third film in the franchise. But he's also working on Suicide Squad 2. What's going to happen? Idris Elba is replacing Will Smith as Deadshot.
TRAILERS:
Avengers End Game - the third and final trailer is here, and it's really good. The film is coming soon and we are so excited. The trailer doesn't tell us much but it's amazing nonetheless.
Aladdin - the first trailer is here, and it's racially appropriate. We approve. We don't care for musicals but it looks decent
Prospect - an excellent trailer made in the style of 1990's era VHS tapes. A cool indie sci-fi film about survival.
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Batman and the Turtles are teaming up in an all-new animated film coming this spring. Nothing more needs to be said. We are excited!
Star Trek Discovery season 2, episode 9 - fun, sad, illuminating episode. We laughed, we cried, we learned a lot about Ariam and Section 31. If you're not watching, you're missing out on great Trek.
Comics news - Kitty tells us all about Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight one shot comic and Auric's 5th issue is released at Toronto Comic Con this weekend.
This week's podcast promo: Cigar Nerds Podcast […]

Hello Kitty, Star Trek, Terminator, The Orville, Blade and the end of time!
Marvel's Captain Marvel is breaking box office records despite the evil plot of the lonely fanboys to spoil the film,
Star Trek Discovery brings back the Talosians and has the best 'previously on' segment of all time. Of all time. Like ever, in the history of television. Like it's so good you guys, it gave me goosebumps.
The Orville is maturing into a great sci-fi series of its own. Yes, it still copies everything from Star Trek The Next Generation, but it's really fun stuff.
Arrow to end after season 8,
Alex Trebek, the host of Jeopardy since 1984, announces he has stage 4 Pancreatic cancer, but vows to fight it. He still has 3 years left on his contract.
Robert J Sawyer's WWW trilogy of books to be adapted into a television series. Says more of his work is set to be adapted. May give up writing books next year.
Hello Kitty movie in the works from New Line after Sanrio gives them the license for Kitty and other characters,
Blade - an R rated film from Marvel Studios is rumored to be in development with Wesley Snipes still the titular character,
Arnold Schwarzenegger has seen 15 minutes of footage from Terminator Dark Fate. Says it's really good.
Star Trek Picard series casts Michelle Hurd and Santiago Cabrera,
X-Men Dark Phoenix international trailer looks way better than the domestic trailer,
Brightburn trailer - a look at evil Superman,
Rest In Peace:
Keith Flint 1969 - 2019,
Luke Perry 1966 - 2019,
King Kong Bundy 1957 - 2019,
Jan-Michael Vincent 1945 - 2019
This week's podcast promo: Earth Station On […]

Star Trek news, movie trailers, and circular logic of the Flat Earth Society!
Canada partners with NASA's Lunar Gateway project to send humans to the moon on a permanent basis starting in 2022,
Behind The Curve - the Flat Earth documentary on Netflix presents some interesting ideas on the flat earth theory...the Rusty crew has a lot to say on this topic,
The Dragon Prince - this Netflix cartoon is impressive for its portrayal of lesbian inter-racial romance, but we are concerned by the 'bury your gays' trope,
Critters The New Binge - coming to Shudder on March 21, this television series promises all the low budget horror and humour you'd expect from the Critters movie series,
Hellboy red band trailer - we are tentatively excited about the new film,
Dark Phoenix trailer - the trailer makes the film look like crap, but we are going to see it in theatres anyway, because it is an X-Men film. And this leads us into a discussion of Hugh Jackman (a handsome, handsome man), and who should play the character in future films,
LeVar Burton to be honoured with the Inamori Ethics Prize for his outstanding global ethical leadership as an advocate for such important and worthy causes. First awarded in 2008, the prize honors outstanding international ethical leaders whose actions and influence have greatly improved the human condition,
Rambo: Last Blood gets a release date and plot synopsis,
Edge of Tomorrow sequel news,
Manfred Saves the Day graphic novel news,
RIP Katherine Helmond 1929 - 2019
STAR TREK NEWS:
Hanelle Culpepper is the first female to direct the launch of a Star Trek series as she will be responsible for the first 2 episode of the Picard series,
Picard series plot details and character breakdowns,
Star Trek Discovery renewed for season 3,
This week's podcast promo: Myopia Defend Your Childhood […]

2 geeks are joined by a lesbian on this week's podcast to talk about space news, toys, fried chicken and more!
RIP Peter Tork 1942 - 2019,
Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity goes on its first flight with a test passenger to the edge of space,
Earth's atmosphere is much larger than we thought or suspected,
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft lands on an asteroid to discover the secrets of the origin of the universe,
Chinese sci-fi hit film, The Wandering Earth, is coming soon to Netflix,
Nintendo: an intense discussion about the origins of Mario and new president of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser,
Twilight Zone reboot trailer gives us a good look at what to expect this April,
Chris Hemsworth to star as Hulk Hogan in the upcoming bio-pic from Netflix,
Marvel Cinematic Universe - a deep dive into the Brie Larson/Captain Marvel/fan boy controversy,
French Fencing Federation - recognition of lightsaber duelling as an official sport,
The Punisher and Jessica Jones officially cancelled by Netflix,
Robocop is being used to sell KFC's fried chicken,
Funko's Mumm Ra action figure review,
This week's podcast promo: The Flopcast […]

My battery is low and it's getting dark are the saddest words ever uttered by a robot. This episode is dedicated to the longevity and importance of Opportunity, the Mars rover that lived 14 years beyond its desgned life span. The success of the mission cannot be underplayed.
Terminator Dark Fate - the 6th film in the Terminator franchise stars Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's a female centric story that brings the series in a bold new direction according to producer James Cameron.
Tolkien - we play the trailer and talk about the creator of the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings series. The bio-pic film is coming to theatres on May 10.
Transparent solar panels are coming to a building or vehicle near you. This is another cool story about people trying to save the world for the future of humanity.
NASA plans to return to the moon within the next decade. They are currently looking at designs for human lunar landers, and have plans to reach out to Mars after setting up a permanent human base on the moon.
Mars One Ventures AG declares bankruptcy. The Dutch firm was planning on taking humans to Mars on a one way mission to populate the planet. This is no longer happening. The company had no money and was going to film reality shows following the crew's prep. Sponsors were to be the financial backers.
Brave New World - The USA network has a 10 episode first season TV adaptation in the works.
Frozen 2 is coming. Get ready for a whole new load of merchandise tie-ins and ear worm songs.
Master Of The Universe - the Sony movie will start filming in July in Prague. They've been trying to adapt the He-Man cartoon into a film since 2009.
Nickelodeon is close to a deal with CBS and Alex Kurtzman to get a child-centric Star Trek cartoon on the air.
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - After the success of the comic book crossover series, the powers that be are developing an animated movie where the turtles will meet and team up with Batman.
Amber Alert drama - we talk about the fall out from the midnight texts the people of Ontario received.
Valentines Day, Indian snacks, and Klingons on Parade.
This week's podcast promo: We Podcast and We Know Things. […]

We are all geeks here, and we are asking, won't you be my neighbor? This week's episode is dedicated to one of our own, as we lost Dan Levitt, a fellow podcaster.
Star Trek Duvet from Thinkgeek review,
The Punisher - series wrap up and thoughts,
Carmen Sandiego - Netflix reboots the cartoon,
Russian Dolls - Josh recommends this series on Netflix,
Won't You Be My Neighbor? - review of the documentary and thoughts on the life of Fred Rogers,
Climate change and the ecology are real concerns. Elon Musk releases all of Tesla's patents to the world. A company out of Australia is developing a solar paint for renewable fuel. Giraffes are on the endangered species list.
Child's Play is getting the remake treatment and we have some thoughts on that.
Pet Sematary is also getting a remake this year. We discuss this news.
Batman 1989. Shawn introduced the film to his son. What happens when you re-watch a beloved film so many years later?
Toy Story 4. It's coming soon!
Avengers Endgame. With a 3 hour run time, we may see the return of the intermission.
Star Trek! Picard series news.
Danai Gurira to leave The Walking Dead in season 10.
Hasbro and Transformers. More films are coming to the franchise.
We have feedback!
Cosmic horror survival hypothetical.
This week's podcast promo: Watchathon of Rassilon
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We return with all the latest in geeky goodness. We have RPGs, groundhogs, plasma rifles, robots, ghosts, dragons, movies, food and more!
Star Trek Discovery - we're talking about the new Command Training Program t-shirts, the greatness of Captain Pike, and a speculation as for the difference in the uniforms on the various ships. As always, there is some talk of The Orville.
Robocop Returns. One of the greatest movies of the 1980s is getting a direct sequel. Directed by Neill Blomkamp, this film will ignore all others in the franchise.
Black Widow movie news, rumours and speculation.
Birds of Prey movie news.
Among The Shadows trailer. Lindsay Lohan returns to the silver screen in a horrible looking werewolf movie.
The Twilight Zone - it's coming to CBS All Access and we have the release date.
Battletech RPG - Josh fills us in on his new strategy game.
Ghostbusters. There's a new movie coming and naturally there is drama surrounding it.
Ben Affleck is out as the Batman, and we talk about Groundhog Day.
Klingon Assault Group had a gathering and a feast in Toronto. Shawn tells the tale.
Climate change, temperature extremes and the Aurora Borealis.
What we've been watching: The Dragon Prince, The Rain, Psychokinesis, Get Out.
RIP Dick Miller 1928 - 2019
This week's podcast promo: Soul Forge Podcast […]

There's a Bigfoot movie coming soon, we review Smoky and and Bandit, A Quiet Place and Bird Box!
Star Trek returns to your television screens with season 2 of Discovery, and what an amazing first episode it is. We have a quick review of the action, and in other Star Trek news, the town council of Vulcan, Alberta, Canada has approved the Klingon Bird of Prey initiative.
The Orville has been knocking it out of the park lately. We are enjoying the series as an homage to Star Trek: The Next Generation. It is not a rip-off or a parody. We compare the series to Space Balls and a lively discussion ensues.
The Punisher returns to Netflix for season 2. We talk a little bit about the action and the amazing van Frank Castle drives around in.
Movie Reviews: Over the last few days, we watched several films and talk about each of them. Smoky and the Bandit may be from 1977, but some people have still not seen it. We talk about the film and Sally Field. Shawn went to the theatre this week and saw the newest in the Transformers franchise - Bumblebee. Bumblebee just may be the best of the Transformers films so far! To finish off, we discover a terrific double feature of sensory deprivation films. A Quiet Place and Bird Box have many similiarities, but are also quite different from each other. Overall, each of these films are a great way to spend a couple of hours.
Trailers:
The next film in the Ghostbusters franchise is coming to theatres during the summer of 2020.
John Wick 3 looks amazing and will be released in May.
Spiderman: Far From Home releases a teaser trailer, and the film comes to theatre this July.
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot. A crazy title for a fun looking movie that comes out this February.
Josh has been watching more Anime. These are the shows that he has been enjoying and recommends:
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime,
The Rising of the Shield Hero,
Trapped In Another World as A Sex Worker,
Girls Und Panzer.
This week's podcast promo: The 42 Cast
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Space...the final frontier, these are the stories of the lunar lander, sex bots, TV and movie news, and Muppet mayhem!
STAR TREK news: Alex Kurtzman reveals a plethora of information about the Star Trek universe. We know what the new Picard series will be dealing with. There are more new animated shows in the works. Rumours of a Star Trek Discovery spinoff show with Michelle Yeoh as the lead is being planned. We also talk about the reasons as to why there will likely be no more Kelvin universe Star Trek movies.
China's Chang'e 4 mission pulled off the first ever soft landing on the moon's far side. We have all the latest information about the Yutu 2 lander and its mission details.
Masters of the Universe! There's a new He-Man movie in the works. We have information on its status and the writing team behind the film. We have a lively discussion regarding the original 1987 movie, and we discuss the career of Dolph Lundgren.
Punisher. We have the latest trailer for Marvel and Netflix's Punisher season 2. It comes to Netflix on January 18th. We're talking all about the Punisher and the Marvel shows.
Sex Robots. The Real Doll company is making a male version of their robot. This one is for the ladies, and users will be able to choose any penis size that suits them.
The Earth Station One Podcast had Shawn on as a guest this week. They discussed pop culture highs and lows of 2018.
A Play On Nerds Podcast. Steve from APON reacts and responds to our Muppet death battle hypothetical question.
RIP William Morgan Sheppard
This week's podcast promo: Earth Station On […]

Happy Geek Year!
As we look forward to a new year of geeky goodness in the world of pop culture entertainment, we take this time to remember the year that was 2018. On this episode, Shawn and Josh take a trip down memory road. Highlights include some of the movies we saw at the theatre, celebrity deaths, and the Tide Pod phenomena.
Major discussions on this episode include the Lost in Space reboot on Netflix and Star Trek Discovery. Star Wars and Mark Hamill are also a big topic on this episode. And the fact we joined the ESO Network is big news this year. And of course, one cannot forget the life and legacy of Stan Lee.
This week's podcast promo: Earth Station One Podcast […]

Muppets, trailer reviews and Sci-Fi Christmas movies!
This week we are back to our normal selves, and we are talking about the latest trailers, but there's always so much more than that with The Rusted Robot Podcast.
Avengers: Endgame trailer thoughts, Tony Stark and the NASA problem,
Godzilla King of the Monsters trailer,
Hellboy reboot trailer reactions,
Men In Black International trailer,
Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse movie review,
Mortal Engines box office bomb and thoughts on book to film adaptations,
Marvel-Netflix round-up,
Mad Max and the wasted resources of the film universe,
Science Fiction Christmas movies,
Witchcraft trials here in Timmins,
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,
Hobbit homes and communes,
Muppets death battle hypothetical scenario
This week's podcast promo: Revcast Podcast […]

Flashback podcast time!
Remember 2016? Remember when Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released? What about the hiatus that the Rusted Robot took while it was searching for a new co-host? Turbulent times my friends.
This week, after a quick introduction to set the stage, we replay the original 'Josh and Kitty join the crew' episode. That's right! We are repeating episode 91!
91: The Rust Force Awakens
January 17, 2016
The Rusted Robot podcast is back and ready for action:
We talk Star Wars: The Force Awakens,
Babylon 5,
Batman art show at Jump City,
Alan Rickman,
Marina Sirtis coming to Timmins,
Deadpool and movie snobbery,
and so much more!
This week's podcast promo: Terminus Doctor Who Podcast […]

TMNT 2 Drunk Watch!
The Rusted Robot gang celebrated their 200th episode by getting drunk and watching the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie. After recording that episode they decided to watch the second Turtles film. They were still drunk. Maybe more drunk than they had planned on. So they recorded themselves and the movie and commented as it played, all the while never knowing if the recording would ever be released. Here it is! You are about to listen to a unique moment in time.
Enjoy our witty comments. Watch the movie along with us! Leave a 5 star review in the pod catcher of your choice. Find us on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, FaceBook and everywhere else!
This week's podcast promo: The Nerdy Laser Podcast […]

Star Trek, Space Opera, and Superheroes!
We start the episode with a brief discussion of what comes after we die, whether or not we can know of the existence of a creator and an inquiry into atheism versus agnosticism.
Talk of Hallowe'en and school project homework leads to an exciiting look at favourite holidays. And we want to embark on a Rusted Robot world-wide promotional tour.
Star Trek Discovery releases another trailer for season 2 and we see a smiling Spock. We take a look at how seeing Spock show emotion isn't necessarily great for the character. Also discussed are the Vulcan species as a whole and the problem of mono cultures in Star Trek and science fiction.
Artemis Fowl trailer. It's a movie based on an 8 part Young Adult book series. We don't know much about it and the trailer tells us very little.
Science Fiction vs Science Fantasy vs Space Opera.
Nick Nolte is cast in The Mandalorian in an unknown role.
Venom is breaking movie records all over the world.
DareDevil is cancelled by Marvel and Netflix. Jessica Jones is filming its third and final season. The Punisher has wrapped up its second season.
Peter Weller will not be reprising the role of Robocop in the upcoming sequel.
RIP: George Bush Sr, and Steven Hillenburg
This week's podcast promo: Metal Geeks […]

Stan Lee, Remakes, Reboots, Trailers, Sequels and everyone needs a screaming Heston!
We start the episode with a talk about air travel and action figures and dive right into some geeky ideas for burial traditions. Who doesn't want to have an amazing tomb?
A quick round-up of what we have seen in pop culture such as Iron Fist, and what we think of Doctor Who this season. Recent movie viewings include Critters and Life.
Replicas trailer 2...leading to a discussion about cloning, theft and property rights, as well as the quantum entanglement of sheep.
The Lion King live-action/CG remake leads us into remake fatigue, reboot rage, and a talk about the remakes we would like to see. How long should there be between remakes?
Sequels after so much time - Ghost Busters 3 is in the works.
Once Upon a Deadpool trailer
The Lego Movie 2 trailer
Chris Pratt becomes a topic of discussion and we look forward to his upcoming film because of its epic name (Cowboy Ninja Viking)
This week's podcast promo: Earth Station One podcast […]

A lively discussion on the difference between Anime and cartoons!
Captain Picard is the hero we need right now according to author and Trek writer Michael Chabon.
"Calypso" the latest Short Trek from Discovery is reviewed.
Netflix is adding Anime to its list of original content, starting with Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon. The hosts get into an in depth discussion about anime and cartoons, the differences between them, and a look at Studio Ghibli.
Matt Smith is rumoured to be playing a young version of Palpatine in Star Wars Episode 9. We speculate on how this character could be included long after his death.
Disney+ is the name of the new streaming service from the Disney corporation, and LOKI will be one the first series to be produced.
Oumuamua may have been an alien space probe sent to investigate the Earth, or it could have been a comet or asteroid.
Is Shrek getting the reboot treatment?
Kong vs Godzilla begins production this week for release in 2020.
Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes will star in a series of Walking Dead TV movies for AMC.
This week's podcast promo: Pop Culture Cosmos […]

Shawn and the Klingons invade Thundercon!
This week we're talking about the adventures Shawn had while dressed up as a Klingon. He and his companions drove to Thunder Bay for an amazing convention experience. The Klingons hosted an after-party trivia night at the local Sleeping Giant brewery. They met and hung out with the stars of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. They met Dr. Stevil, an amazing Dr. Evil cosplayer. Many drinks were consumed, songs were sung, food was eaten, and Shawn picked up some great art work as well.
Also in this episode, we talk about the Rules of Halloween and proper protocol for both the trick 'r treaters, and for those who give out the candy.
The Northern Ontario Expo hosted a Halloween dance.
Austin Powers 4 might be coming to a theatre in the future, and Mr Feeny from 'Boy Meets World' stops a robbery.
We have the trailer for season 2 of The Orville!
And we ask a hypothetical question: What evil henchmen group would you be a part of? Why that group? What's the biggest benefit of that choice?
This week's podcast promo: Caster Quest […]